ITeens Lab, an online IT school for children, releases its “Introduction to Roblox Studio” course on Udemy, featuring 87 lectures and approximately 20 hours of content
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87 lectures in total
Approximately 20 hours
1,065 total course participants
Participants: 824
Rating: 4.7
Number of ratings: 98
Companies mentioned：ITeens Lab、Udemy、Roblox Studio
Hakujyu Plaza, where visitors can try the Helstron electric potential therapy device, opens a new location in Miyazaki City in July, aiming to become a community health hub
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Original2026年7月15日(水)に「イオン南宮崎店（宮崎県）」を新たにオープン
Relief of 4 symptoms: headache, stiff shoulders, insomnia and chronic constipation
For heavy loads and business bags alike. Improved multi-type “backpack suspension” that reduces impact on the shoulders launches for presale on Makuake
Reimagining Japan’s classic side dishes as curry. AKOMEYA TOKYO’s new curry series featuring traditional Japanese side dishes was created after 3 years of planning and 2 years of development!
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Japanese Side Dish: Chicken and Daikon Curry 680 yen
Japanese Side Dish: Pork Kakuni Curry 680 yen
Japanese Side Dish: Nikujaga Curry 680 yen
Yellowtail and Pickled Plum Curry 731 yen
Mutton and Japanese Pepper Curry 731 yen
Light Beef Curry 731 yen
Rich Butter Chicken Curry 731 yen
Packaged rice: Koshihikari from Hase Agricultural Cooperative, dedicated offering of Izumo-no-Kuni, Iinan, Shimane Prefecture 490 yen
Packaged rice: Sakihokore from Junichi Isshiki of Ogata Village, Akita Prefecture 490 yen
Packaged rice: Yumepirika from Rumoi Agricultural Cooperative, Tomamae, Hokkaido 490 yen
Packaged rice: Tsuyahime from Kurosawa Farm, Nanyo, Yamagata Prefecture 490 yen
44% of employees are foreign nationals. Building an organizational structure to support the “respect for diversity” corporate culture at ZenGroup, whose members come from 35 countries
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44% of employees are foreign nationals
Members from 35 countries work here
The group has more than 3.2 million members
More than 10.5 million items shipped to 175 countries and regions
[TAC Certified Public Accountant] Take on the first hurdle of the CPA exam! “Experience All 4 Multiple-Choice Subjects” to be held at Hiyoshi School and online on Aug. 4 (Tue.) at 14:00!
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A free special event will be held at Hiyoshi School and online (Zoom) from 14:00 on Aug. 4 (Tue.).
[TAC Certified Public Accountant] “Learn About It! Get Started! Certified Public Accountant Seminar During Summer Break” — free seminar on Aug. 1 (Sat.) at 11:00!
SOULEIADO, a textile brand from southern France with a history of over 200 years, is holding a limited-time store at イセタン羽田ストア (レディス), Terminal 1. The store offers a wide selection of colorful clothing and accessories to brighten the height of summer
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Dress | ¥33,000
Dress | ¥33,000
Dress｜¥49,500
Shirt | ¥25,300
Pants | ¥28,600
Camisole with cups (swimwear fabric)｜¥11,000
Wrap skirt｜¥16,500
Travel pouch｜S: ¥4,400・M ¥6,600
Rattan bag｜¥33,000
All-weather parasol｜¥18,700
The classic bandana is also recommended for styling your hair. ¥2,200
Automating and visualizing pre-employment procedures to achieve both HR “operational DX” and “prevention of declined job offers”! Launch of the new “Workflow Management” feature
A new attraction comes to Kawagoe!! A “just-right” stop for Kawagoe visitors. 武州 河越屋, a teahouse where visitors can enjoy Japanese culture with all 5 senses, opens on Taisho Roman Yume-dori
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A place to enjoy dining, resting, viewing and hands-on experiences at your own pace over 30–90 minutes
【ウブロ × リビエラ逗子マリーナ】Limited-edition collaboration menu unveiled! Desserts and drinks celebrating summer in Shonan arrive at “HUBLOT SUMMER LOUNGE,” where guests can experience the world of Swiss luxury watchmaker HUBLOT
【Event Report】メルカリ and 駿河屋 exhibited together at Anime Expo 2026, one of North America’s largest anime events, offering a place to enjoy cross-border experiences offline
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More than 1,000 people experienced making a purchase over the 4 days
【ホテルテラスザスクエア日立】A “500-yen discount for overnight guests” is now available with the 2,800-yen afternoon tea! Plus, the entire lunch menu has undergone a dramatic revamp, with a salad bar now included.
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A generous 150 minutes (2 hours and a half)
A drink bar with more than 25 varieties
Bacon and spinach peperoncino (1,300 yen)
Carbonara with soft-boiled egg (1,500 yen)
1,780 yen (tax included; salad bar and soup included)
Japan’s largest free-to-enter urban sports festival, “YOKOHAMA URBAN SPORTS FESTIVAL ’26,” to be held at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse on October 17 and 18, 2026
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Approximately 70,000 people attended last year
Athletes active in Japan and abroad are expected to appear in all 8 sports
Next-generation AI workspace Genspark, from Silicon Valley, announces “AI Workspace 6.0,” featuring the world’s most advanced cloud memory “SecondBrain” and an AI voice recorder that automatically syncs with it
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More than 70 AI models
Up to 35 hours of recording
Companies mentioned：Genspark、ChatGPT、Gemini、Claude、Nano Banana、Codex、株式会社カンリー、KDDI Biz Edge株式会社、協和キリン株式会社、株式会社コメ兵ホールディングス、株式会社東洋経済新報社、日総工産株式会社、株式会社パソナグループ、株式会社ホリプロデジタルエンターテインメント、Ridgelinez株式会社
Bringing home the gentle care loved in salons for 25 years. Make bath time more comfortable. Introducing “みんなのシャンプー やさしずく,” a hanging shampoo for everyone to use. Pre-orders on Makuake available through July 30 at up to 15% off
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A wholesale beauty-supplies company founded 46 years ago
Up to 15% off
In fiscal 2025, 73,000 units of original haircare and skincare products for beauty salons were sold.
Courtesy visit to 河合純一スポーツ庁長官 | Report on results of the FISU World University Cheerleading Championships and the ICU World Junior and World Cheerleading Championships
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FISU World University Championships Cheerleading, held in June 2026
ICU World Cheerleading Championships, held in Orlando, Florida, in the United States in April 2026
Courtesy visit to 河合純一スポーツ庁長官 on July 15, 2026
ICU, the global governing body for cheerleading, has members in 121 countries and is officially recognized by the 国際オリンピック委員会
The event will be open for 2 days, Aug. 22 and 23, from 13:00, with activities starting at 14:00.
Enjoy musical performances and cultural exchange activities until evening, followed by an outdoor movie screening in the courtyard from 18:00.
Attendees can continue enjoying the event until 21:00 after the screening ends.
Companies mentioned：ホテルモリノ、株式会社ホテルモリノ、Universal Studios、Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.、Village Roadshow Films North America Inc.、VillageRoadshow Films (BVI) Limited
A survey found that 78% of spatial designers use Pinterest—10 times the general usage rate. Material Bank establishes the Spatial Design Research Institute to analyze the state of spatial design.
AI site selection strategy tool “gleasin” updates its “Estimated Daytime Population” feature, which uses trade area analysis to track daytime population movements | エムディー株式会社
Plums recognized as World Agricultural Heritage line the white sandy beach! “Free Plum Lassi and Sun-Drying Demonstration” to be held at Ogigahama on Aug. 11 (holiday, Tue.)
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Aug. 11, 2026 (holiday, Tue.)
A plum-growing tradition spanning more than 400 years
Recognized by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System in 2015
“19th Kushimoto Festival,” celebrating the sea and fireworks in Japan’s southernmost town, to be held at 3 venues in Wakayama Prefecture on July 26 (Sun.), Aug. 1 (Sat.) and 2 (Sun.)
EASL 2026-27 season designated as an official qualifying tournament for BCL Asia
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3 clubs participating in EASL will qualify for BCL Asia.
This means that clubs participating in the EASL 2026-27 season representing the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macao Special Administrative Region, Chinese Taipei, Mongolia and the Philippines will compete for this 1 berth
Companies mentioned：EASL、BCL Asia、FIBA、FIBAアジア、FIBAインターコンチネンタルカップ、B.LEAGUE、KBL、PBA、P.LEAGUE+、The League
“Improve your English just by playing”: AI English-learning app “Magna and the Mysterious Girl” raises more than 100 million yen, with KKT合同会社, which works on regional revitalization, as the recipient
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Third-party allotment of shares worth more than 100 million yen
User numbers surpass 450,000
School user numbers surpass 170,000
Adoption approved at all 119 elementary and junior high schools in Shizuoka City
1,400 people participate, including online attendees
A 4th-grade elementary school student who learned 2,003 words
A 1st-grade elementary school student who learned 1,037 words
Approximately 600 English words are learned by the time students graduate from elementary school
More than 3,000 English words at the high school graduation level and Eiken Grade 2 level
More than 1,800 sentence patterns and phrases at the junior high school graduation level
株式会社Untee launches monthly marketing support for businesses, leveraging social media accounts with a combined following of 1.5 million, limited to 10 companies per month
[Fairfield by Marriott Michi-no-Eki Project] Savor the culinary delights of Kyotamba, a “treasure trove of ingredients” | Dinner exclusively for hotel guests, paired with 丹波ワイン
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Price: 20,000 yen per person (16,000 yen without wine pairing)
Price: 18,000 yen per person (14,000 yen without wine pairing)
Price: 16,000 yen per person (12,000 yen without wine pairing)
Fairfield has more than 1,300 properties in 20 countries and regions
[Survey on skincare] Morning skincare doesn't last until evening... 65.1% of women in their 20s to 40s say their skin looks different from how it did in the morning
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65.1% notice a difference in how their skin looks compared with the morning; of these, 73.4% say it happens from around 3 p.m. onward
76.3% experience some kind of skin concern after 3 p.m.
80.0% hardly ever reapply skincare products during the day
84.8% say their ideal skincare is “long-lasting results from a morning routine” rather than “adding products throughout the day”
Amami rabbits had already increased 5 times before cat culling began—opposition to the unsupported designation of domestic cats as “invasive alien species targeted for control”
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Before cat culling began, the Amami rabbit population was already 5 times as large
There were 4,444 registered pet cats alone in the settlements (as of the end of December 2017).
487,935 yen to capture 1 cat
Of the 1,168 stray cats in the settlement area as a whole, 1,100 (94.2%) had been spayed or neutered
About 70% of small and medium-sized businesses, including those in the prefecture, remain at the “analog” or “digitization” (early-stage digitalization) level
About 80% of small and medium-sized enterprises said there were too few.
Total supply value in June was 100.2% of the year-earlier level, exceeding the previous year.
Both customer numbers and average spending per customer at stores exceeded the previous year, reaching 101.1%.
For home delivery, average spending per customer exceeded the previous year, but the number of users fell short of the previous year, bringing the figure to 99.6%.
【タカミ】A special video featuring Sota Fukushi, “Let’s move forward with this skin,” is now available. Toward a life filled with confidence and continued joyful challenges.
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Experience caring for the skin of more than 200,000 people*¹
“タカミスキンピール,” chosen by more than 2.63 million people*²
Mektec develops a new “flexible electromagnetic wave absorber” less than 0.1 mm thick; a first for an FPC manufacturer (※1), helping address high-frequency noise in next-generation communications
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Less than 0.1 mm thick
High noise-absorption performance of 99% or more in the 28GHz band
Achieved absorption of 99% or more in the 28GHz band
Founded in 1969 as a subsidiary of NOK株式会社 manufacturing flexible printed circuit boards
2024, the year the company marked its 55th anniversary
See the world “one step ahead” with greater ease. Coleman binoculars “コールマン M8×21（スノウ/ペールグレー）” and “コールマン M10×21 (W)（チャコール）” to go on sale July 24 (Fri.)
【Japan’s best starry skies】Achi Village, Nagano Prefecture × 山と渓谷社: Recommended for your first overnight mountain stay! “Your First Mountain Stay! Summer Trekking at Fujimidai Kogen for Japan’s Best Starry Skies and Sunrise”
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Achi Village Seven Summits Promotion Project special price: 14,000 yen (tax included)
Aug. 22 (Sat.)–23 (Sun.), 2026
Heavens Sonohara observation deck at an elevation of 1,600 m
Summit of Fujimidai Kogen at an elevation of 1,739 m
Capacity: 30 people
Minimum number of participants: 15
Tent camping ▶ Capacity: 10 people (5 groups)
Mountain hut stay ▶ Capacity: 20 people
Tent camping set (tent for 1–2 people/sleeping bag and tent mat): 2,000 yen
Mountain hut overnight stay package (bedding included): ¥1,000